Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Politician

Iranian Bahreman, Persia

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Iranian
Date of Birth	25/08/1934
Age	82 years (died on 08, Jan, 2017)
Birthplace	Bahreman, Persia
Date of Death	08/01/2017

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani
Nickname	Akbar Shah, The Shark
Full Name	Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Also Known As	Hashemi Bahramani

Physical Stats & More

Height	162 cm
Weight	70 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Greyish and White

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Qom Hawza, Qom, Iran
College	Not Known
Degree	Degree in Theology
Religious Title	Ayatollah

Personal Life

Place of Death	Tehran, Iran
Death Cause	Heart Attack

Family

Father	Mirza Ali Hashemi Behramani
Mother	Hajie Khanom Mahbibi Hashemi
Siblings	Brothers - Mohammad Hashemi, Mahmoud, Ahmad and Ghasem Sisters - Tayyebeh, Tahereh, Sedigheh
Spouse	Effat Marashi (M. 1958)
Children	Mohsen Mehdi Yasser Fatemeh Faezeh

Career

Political Journey	Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 28 May 1980 President of Iran from 1989 to 1997 Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran from 1989 until his death Head of the Expediency Council until his death Head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (1980–1989) Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces during the Iran–Iraq War (1981–1988) Key figure in selecting Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989
Biggest Rival	Abbas Sheibani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Controversies	Allegations in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires Involvement in the Mykonos trial in Germany in 1997
Key Achievements	Founding father of the Islamic Republic of Iran First Speaker of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic Led the reform movement in Iran during his later years Mentor to President Hassan Rouhani

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was born into a well-off family involved in pistachio farming.
2. He was against the Shah's White Revolution.
3. He was arrested on multiple occasions for his opposition activities.
4. He played a role in establishing the Traditionalist Combatant Clergy Association.
5. He narrowly survived assassination attempts in 1979 and 1994.
6. He played a pivotal role in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
7. He was a mentor to President Hassan Rouhani.
8. He was a central figure in the reform movement in Iran in his later years.

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